From http://www.virtualubbock.com Terry Allen Bloodlines (All Lyrics) 1. Bloodlines Oh my mother She is a mountain And her breast It touch the sky And my father He is a river Running through her Sweet bye and bye And my sister She is a songbird And she's singing in her flight And my brother He is a moonbeam Failing on her in the night There is a river Run through the mountains Under moonlight Hear the song Of the bloodlines Gone long before me And ever after… Moving on Ever after…moving on 2. Gimme a Ride to Heaven Boy Well I was caught up with myself On the highway at night Drivin like a bat outta hell When I beheld an amazing sight It was a lonely apparition By the roadside standing there With his thumb out in the wilderness And a halo in his hair Chorus: He said "Gimme a ride to heaven boy I'll Show you paradise Yeah gimme a ride to heaven boy My name is Jesus Christ" So I come screeching to a halt I said "Hop on in" He sais "thanks a lot for the lift I forgive you of your sins Yeah I just come from Jerusalem Where things are going bad Ahhh gimme a ride to heaven boy I need to talk to my dad" Chorus Well I didn't know what to do So I jammed her down in gear Kind a kicked my feet beneath the seat I was trying to hide the beer Ahhh but he just grinned and said "My friend, I know you must think it's odd But you got nothin to fear about drinkin a beer If you share it with the son of God" Chorus Well I saw good news in his baby blues So I stomped it on the floor I said you have to show me how to get there I ain't been before "Well it’s a hard place to find" he said "But I'll give you a little clue It ain't somewhere up in the air Its sittin right here inside with you" Then right in the middle of that perfect smile From his robes he pulled a gun An stuck it up beside my head and said "How's this for Kingdom Come?" Well I pulled off scared but I heard him say As he left me beneath the stars "The Lord moves in mysterious ways and tonight, my son ... He’s gonna use your car" Chorus repeats 3. Cantina Carlota Well I drove down to El Paso On my business Yeah I was just another executive Workin for the bank But when I 'crossed that border line I dropped my business And I wound up for three days In the Juarez tank Chorus: Cantina Carlotta lady After I met you Well I knew that I was ready To start something new So I dropped my Brook Brothers suit And all my fancy painted ties ahhhh Just for one night with Carlotta and her painted eyeee ... yi ... yi’s And when I got out of jail I went lookin for Carlotta Yeah I needed some more of that sweet Affectionada But at the cantina they told me She’s gone to Guadalajara And when I asked it she'd be back They just said ... d'nada Chorus Yeah one night with Carlotta Ahhh uno noches Carlotta And her painted eyeee...yi ... eeeeeeeee yi yi yi yi yi yi yi,yi yi yi, etc. 4. Ourland Chorus: Ourland is my land Her history is calling me From the shoes of another land To ourland across the sea Well I fancy a bomb inside my head Ticking for the men And I’ll put it in a little cafe And blow ‘em to hell again An I fancy a pistol in my coat Loaded for the kill And we’ll gun the ones who run outside I swear by god we will Chorus An I fancy a knife inside my pants Bone handled razor sharp An we’ll run ones that survive the blast And cut them in the dark An I fancy my hands behind the wheel An their wounded a’laying down And we’ll punch the gas and run it fast An grind them in the ground Chorus An I fancy their widows under me Squealin with delight So we'll have our fun then when we’re done We'll garrote them in the night An we fancy their children a crying then But we will pat their heads And sing them to sleep with a fireman’s song Then burn them in their beds Chorus repeats 5. Oh Hally Lou Washed in the blood Washed In the blood Washed in the blood Blood of the lamb Does Jesus love you? Does Jesus love you? Does Jesus love you? Oh hally lou Oh hally lou Oh hally lou Does Jesus love you? Washed in the blood Washed In the blood Washed in the blood Does Jesus love you? Does Jesus love you? Does Jesus love you? Does Jesus love you? Oh hally lou Oh hally lou Oh hally lou Oh hally lou Does Jesus love you? Repeat (note: theme song for "Hally Lou," a play by Jo Harvey Allen) 6. Oh What a Dangerous Life Well they sit out by the hot tubs Oh what a dangerous life And they talk about how they got their stuff Oh what a dangerous life They drink zombies on the sunnyside With lotion squirts ... and moans Their precious bodies by the poolsides Remodeled like their homes... On silicone successfulness It's the new American-ness Yeah you better invest in this Oh what a dangerous life Chorus: And Bissie's in her bathtub Cleansing herself from the wrath of Some personal Pasadena But scrubbing on her white skin Rubbing all them oils in Will it make her feel ... any cleaner in Pasadena Pasadena Oh what a dangerous life Yeah they smoke a little marijuana-ha Oh what a dangerous life Then they float on into the sauna-ha Oh what a dangerous life Jacuzzis oozing on display And consciousness raising groans Say I'm okay you’re okay As long as we stay stoned... And cloned On silicone successfulness It’s the new restless-ness Better get undressed for this Oh what a dangerous life Chorus Silicone successfulness It’s the new restless-ness Better get undressed for this Silicone successfulness It's the new sexless-ness Won't be depressed with this Dangerous Tweet (note: theme song for "Bissie at the Baths," a play by Joan Hotchkiss) 7. Manhattan Bluebird Well if you never let Them tight pants Have a chance To hug your hips Manhattan bluebird Girl ... you never flown And if you never read Your name Carved in leather With your fingertips Manhattan bluebird Girl ... you done yourself wrong And if you never let That honky tonk Juke box Sing for you Manhattan bluebird Girl ... you missed your song Repeat 8. There Oughta Be a Law Against Sunny Southern California Chorus: Well I’m goin back Goin home again Yeah I'm goin back To my own again Yeah I'm goin back Ahhh to my home town The one that put me out The one that put me down Well I wired up a car in East Fontana I was a’headed for San Berdu Ahhh my midnight oil It was on the boil An boy I was a barrel’n through Then I took a turn But I hit the curb An spun off the center lane An when I heard the crash Well I stomped on the gas An I was barrel’n on again I leave a few people dead But I got open road ahead Yeah I leave a few people dead But I got open road ahead An I remember the cop With his slicked-back hair When he told me To get out a’here An I remember the judge With his gold plated mouth He said "go live in the north You gonna die down South' You gonna die down south Chorus I went flyin through South San Berdu With my mind on East L.A. Where my pachuco queen She's cookin re-fried beans An she’s waitin for me today Yeah stopped on off at the liquor store Made every body lay down on the floor Took all their whiskey Took their bread Then Shot out their lights Just before I fled Yeah I leave a few people dead But I got open road ahead Yeah I leave a few people dead, But I got open road ahead An I remember the bitch Whose black tongue lied When she told me She's dissatisfied An I remember her daddy Big as a truck He said "fuck with me boy if you want to fuck Yeah, fuck with me boy if you want to fuck Chorus Yeah there oughta be a law Against sunny Southern California Yeah there oughta be a law Against putting the devil Behind the wheel... Cause as long as you people are gonna Sanction such an evil Well I'm gonna turn your asphalt Back Into brimstone Yeah You God damned bet I will 9. Bloodlines (II) "BLOODLINES CHORUS" TERRY ALLEN DAVE HICKEY JO HARVEY ALLENJOE ELY BUKKA CAIN ALLENSHARON THOMPSON ELY BALE CREEK ALLENMARK ELY LLOYD MAINES C.B. ‘STUBB’ STUBBLEFIELD TINA MAINES JESSE TAYLOR NATALIE MAINESLINDA TAYLOR KIMBERLY MAINES LAURA WILSON KENNY MAINES SUSAN LEWIS DONNIE MAINESSONNY PALMER LATRONDA MAINES BONNIE WILKERSON RICHARD BOWDEN DONNA JO BARNES CARY BANKS copyright 2000 Chris Oglesby D/B/A "Good Cheap Art" All rights reserved virtualubbock@netscape.net